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title: Ocean Insights May 15, 2025
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What can these insects tell us about mercury in the environment? More than you think!

| View in browser May 15, 2025 GIVE EXPLORE SHOP Hello Friend! We're celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Science Foundation, plus how marine animals hear underwater. But first, what the latest generation of cicadas can teach an ocean scientist about mercury levels. Press Room Research almost two decades in the making What cicadas can tell us about Earth’s metals Did you know How do marine animals hear? Explore the adaptations that allow whales, lobsters—and yes, even coral—to hear underwater  ON Social Celebrating 75 Years of the U.S. National Science Foundation 🎉 Support from NSF powers ocean science, innovation, and exploration at WHOI Podcast Amphipod name inspired by literary masterpiece  How the name of a newly discovered species pays tribute to Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” WHOI in the News Biographic Whale sharks’ low-oxygen advantage WCAI Updates on North Atlantic right whales Cape Cod Times Spend 5 minutes in 1985 when WHOI researchers found sunken RMS Titanic Smithsonian Magazine Scientists stumbled upon an active volcanic eruption in a mid-ocean ridge GIving Make a difference for our ocean planet Become a member to fuel science solutions at WHOI GIving Make a difference for our ocean planet Become a member to fuel science solutions at WHOI GIVE EXPLORE SHOP   GIVE NOW SHOP WHOI   Follow us #WHOI                     Copyright ©2025 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.  All rights reserved. 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543-1050, U.S.A. General Information: information@whoi.edu or  (508) 548-1400  Privacy Policy Unsubscribe \| Manage Preferences   |
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